TEAM Group introduces its Value-A1 series of energy efficient SSD with a high C/P value. Available in 30GB, 60GB, 120GB and 240GB capacities, the A1 uses SATA II interface. It has 128MB built-in DDR memory cache for …

Silicon Power introduces its entry-level 2.5-inch SSD, the Technology T10 series with a brushed metallic casing. The T10 SSD uses SATA II interface and comes with unknown amount of DDR3 cache memory for …

OCZ launches the 7mm low profile (LP) version of its Vertex 3 2.5-inch solid state drive. With a 7mm height form factor, the drive is ideal for use on …

Pioneer introduces the BDR-2207, a powerful, full-featured internal optical drive that reads and writes to almost all disc formats, including the BDXL. Supporting the BDXL format, the drive can and write to BD-R and BD-RE Triple Layer (TL) 100GB media and BD-R Quad Layer (QL) 128GB media, and of couese conventional single and double layer recordable Blu-ray discs.

Asus introduces a new stylish 3D Blu-ray writer, the SBW-06C2X-U with award winning minimal design with elegant squared lines. The slim burner supports BDXL format, including 100GB BD-R TL and 128GB BD-R QL, and plays 3D Blu-ray and ordinary Blu-ray discs. Of course, it also plays DVD and features 2D to 3D DVD conversion, DVD upscaling to HD 1080p. It even supports 5.1-channel Dolby EX and DTS-HD audio.

Toshiba’s adds 1.5TB models to its Canvio 3.0 and Canvio Basics 3.0 USB hard …

Hitachi CinemaStar Z7K500/Z5K500

HGST (Hitachi Global Storage Technologies), now part of Western Digital, introduces its new line of CinemaStar 2.5-inch hard drives for small form factor media PC and AV devices. The new family includes the 7mm z-height Z7K500 and Z5K500, and the budget-friendly C5K1000. All these CinemaStar hard drives feature the SmoothStream technology for efficient performance.

Akitio launches its new Cloud Hybrid (model CY1P-LNU3JA), a NAS enclosure with Gigabit Ethernet connection and USB 3.0 interface for fast data transfer rate. The device gets its name from its dual connectivity. You can use USB 3.0 for direct connection with your PC or use Gigabit Ethernet to connect the unit to your home network. It is powered by a 300MHz processor with 32MB DDR memory. The aluminum case is good for heat dissipation.

Kingmax launches in Japan the 1TB model of its SMU25 Client Pro series of solid state drive and the price is just 119,800 Yen, which is about $1500 USD. The 2.5-inch drive uses …

ADATA Premier SP800

ADATA launches two new SSD series, the Premier SP800 and the Premier Pro SP900, both powered by SandForce controller. The SP800 is a high value entry-level SSD for new users while the SP900 is intended for more advanced users. These 2.5-inch SSDs use MLC NAND flash memory.